rnmi2004

rnmi2004

private duty/home health, med/surg

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  1. Please Help

    rnmi2004 replied to physiologytutor's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm not sure about part-time programs at the universities. You could probably go to their web sites & get information about that. I do know that KVCC recently started a part-time program in...

  2. rapid response team.anyone using this?

    rnmi2004 replied to galfromnairobi's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We very recently implemented a RRT, but the on-call person is either an APRN or PA in-house for that shift, so we aren't pulling someone from an ICU. They are awesome on night shift because we...

  3. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    rnmi2004 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    The thread on fundal pressure got me thinking about the birth of my third child five years ago. The CNM instructed the nurse to use fundal pressure. It's on the tape of his birth, and I was looking...

  4. med-surg...medical unit or surgical unit?

    rnmi2004 replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As an intern, I have been able to spend a month in both the medical and the surgical unit of my hospital. In my experience, the surgical unit is the busier one. The main reason is that it is the...

  5. Med Error

    rnmi2004 replied to starcandy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Starcandy, I really don't see how this med error was your fault! You did what any reasonable nurse would have done. You did a lot of questioning and got the "correct answers" before you actually...

  6. Please take PCA's seriously

    rnmi2004 replied to URO-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think having a basal rate cancels out the "patient controlled" part of the acronym. It sounds great in theory, but I'm more comfortable with demand-only PCA

  7. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    rnmi2004 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To all those who have mentioned classmates who talk about how much money they are going to make when they are nurses, please consider that they may be in dire straits right now. Up until I started...

  8. Wearing scrubs in public...

    rnmi2004 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    What he

  9. How long was new grad orientation?

    rnmi2004 replied to DUCKGIRL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ...even NPO patients need insulin at times! :) I am almost at the end of my orientation. We get 4 to 5 months as a new grad on various units, then when I decide on my final unit I have another 2+...

  10. Stroke at 6.

    rnmi2004 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    JBudd is correct. Seizures are periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain; this will not show up on a CT or an MRI. An EEG can help determine if your "zoning out" is caused by

  11. med surge staffing ratios

    rnmi2004 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not only is the staffing ratio unsafe (esp. with peds thrown in!) but why is it that only "some aides can do vitals"? Is the hospital not bothering to even hire appropriately trained

  12. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    rnmi2004 replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I really like the hospitalists. As a recent grad, one of the tough things is knowing who to call (does this attending have residents? or partners? who do I page with problems???) but I never have to...

  13. Phasing out LPNs/LVNs?

    rnmi2004 replied to darcieg's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Both of the hospitals in my area did this recently. One semester, I was doing my clinicals with an LPN as the pt's main caregiver; within a few months the LPNs were being used in aide roles only, and...

  14. Private medical information shared with your boss!!!

    rnmi2004 replied to witnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds to me like a HIPAA violation. Your records should stay with your chart, and that's that. This goes for everyone at the pain clinic who has a contract. Good luck with your

  15. Kardexes - - Are They Out Of Date?? Do You Use Them In Your Facility??

    rnmi2004 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We have computer charting, but we also have papers we call the "kardex." It has the pathway & MAR's on binder rings. You can grab the Kardexes (Kardices? :chuckle ) for your group of pts &...

  16. Landmark JAMA study finds nurses to be autonomous, skilled; nation reels

    rnmi2004 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :rotfl: :rotfl: Thanks for the laugh,

  17. Any nursing tatoo's?

    rnmi2004 replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just googled +nurse +tattoo on the images directory... :chuckle Some interesting results, including a "Do not resuscitate"!

  18. Surgical floor for New Grad

    rnmi2004 replied to cicf2005's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The hospital I'm orienting at has the medical & surgical floors separated. However, if the med floor is full, a new med admit or transfer is sent to the surg floor, & vice versa. I just...

  19. Scripting: Yea or Nay?

    rnmi2004 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    In orientation we were supplied with a list of situations where the hospital expects employees to use scripting. I read it to get the gist of how I'm supposed to respond, but I didn't bother...

  20. What's the deal with Fentanyl acute or chronic pain?

    rnmi2004 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Is your book possibly referring to the Fentanyl patch? This is often used for chronic pain patients. Fentanyl IVP is used for acute

  21. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    rnmi2004 replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You give prn's & chart results? This requires assessing a patient--something that is the nurse's scope of

  22. Handwashing and hand sanitizer killing my hands... help!

    rnmi2004 replied to smiles13's topic in General Nursing

    If I don't lotion enough, my hands crack & bleed--it looks like I've run them over a cheese grater. Lotion then hurts like heck. I use chickweed salve (applied after work, it has a fairly strong...

  23. Nurse donating kidney to dialysis patient

    rnmi2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone read this story of a dialysis nurse donating one of her kidneys to a dialysis patient? The operation was performed earlier this month, & one of the nurse's conditions was that the...

  24. Why do so many nurses seem to dislike working in Med/Surg

    rnmi2004 replied to LovePeaceJoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing a med-surg internship as a new nurse. The reason I decided on this position is because of the hospital's thorough orientation and because I'm not sure where I want to end up. There are so...

  25. Do we all lack confidence and feel freaked out when we are new nurses?

    rnmi2004 replied to jennanlpn's topic in General Nursing

    New nurse here...lacking confidence & feeling very freaked out. I have loose stools every morning before going in, & I feel like puking. But I am very, very good at acting confident in front...